Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other

Mace head

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Limestone, paint

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A weathered jar with a mottled surface.

The artifact is an ancient Egyptian jar characterized by its weathered and mottled appearance, likely caused by age and environmental factors. The surface shows various shades and spots, suggesting it was crafted from materials susceptible to wear. The shape is typical of utilitarian pottery.

daily life unknown fragmentary
Materials unclear

Connections

Found at Lisht North

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281183 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 34.1.191 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546502 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.